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Committee Assignments of the 118th Congress. Below are all current senators and the committees on which they serve. Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Subcommittee on Defense. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.
- Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and...
- Membership & Assignments
Committee membership and assignments. Frequently Asked...
- Special Committee on Aging
Special Committee on Aging . Majority Members (7)Minority...
- Committee on The Budget
Committee on the Budget . Majority Members (11)Minority...
- Committee on Armed Services
Committee on Armed Services . Majority Members (13)Minority...
- Committee on Appropriations
Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [Sen.-D-OR] (Introduced 04/18/2024) Cosponsors: Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Latest Action: Senate - 04/18/2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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- Oregon 111th-118th (2009-Present)
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Merkley was born in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree from Princeton. His political career began in 1998 when he won election to the Oregon House of Representatives. He served as a representative from 1999 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2008.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Merkley's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 2009-Present: U.S. Senator from Oregon 2. 2007-2008: Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives 3. 1999-2008: Member of Oregon's House of Representatives 4. 1982: Graduated from Princeton University 5. 1979: Graduated from Stanford University
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Merkley was a far-left Democrat as of August 2014.This was the same rating Merkley received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Merkley missed 21 of 2,108 roll call votes from January 2009 to September 2015. This amounts to 1 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.
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Feb 15, 2023 · Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced his committee assignments for the 118 th Congress, which he says he’ll use to deliver critical resources to Oregon and advance his work to provide opportunity and support to America’s working families.
As a member of the Senate Banking Committee, Merkley became a leading force in the effort to pass the Wall Street reform bill. Along with Michigan Senator Carl Levin , he successfully added an amendment, usually called the Volcker Rule , to the Dodd–Frank Wall Street reform bill , which banned high-risk trading inside commercial banking and ...
Jeff Merkley, the Senator from Oregon - in Congress from 2023 through Present.
Sponsored legislation by Jeff Merkley, the Senator from Oregon - in Congress from 2021 through Present
